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We found some great October Prime Day deals under $50
Getting in on the Prime Day action doesn’t have to result in an empty wallet. Just as we found a couple handfuls of goodies that are under $25, there are plenty of deals during Amazon’s October sale that are $50 or less, many of which offer a lot of practical value. Everything from chargers to coffee makers are discounted until 3 AM ET on October 8th, 2026, so you only have a few hours…
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Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11
Back in June, Nvidia announced that it had secured agreements with Microsoft and a host of other PC makers to develop AI- and agent-ready PCs for Windows based on its RTX Spark chip, but details on the machines were scant at the time. On Wednesday, at an event held in San Francisco during the city’s Tech Week, Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its new Surface Laptop Ultra. The PC comes in two…
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Apps & Logiciels
Prime Day Android app deals and freebies: Ash of Gods, Foretales, Dungreed, ScourgeBringer, more
The clock is ticking on the 2026 Amazon fall Prime Day deals, but we are taking a quick break to surface the best Google Play app and game deals. We have now added several highlights to our Primke Day lineup below, including Ash of Gods: Redemption, Backflip Madness 2, Foretales, Dungreed, ScourgeBringer, and more. Just be sure to dive into the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+/Ultra launch deals, as well as Galaxy Tab S11 hitting…
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Forget the Galaxy Tab S12, this $355 discount makes the Galaxy Tab S11 a steal
Samsung may have just launched its new Galaxy Tab S12 series, but you don't need to spend that much to get a great Android tablet experience. Samsung's previous-generation Galaxy Tab S11, which is still a fantastic tablet, is currently 36% off during Prime Big Deal Days, giving you a massive $355 discount. If you're in the market for a new Android tablet and want a flagship experience with a big AMOLED display, S Pen…
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PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
Pennsylvania’s explosive measles outbreak is now the largest the US has seen since the highly infectious virus was declared eliminated in 2000. With well over 1,000 cases, it’s the largest on record since 1991. Pennsylvania’s health officials reported 1,078 measles cases in all of 2026 as of this afternoon. That includes 12 cases in January and March, with the remaining 1,066 cases since April, when the current outbreak began. The tally includes 145 cases…
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Here's what the $6,000 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box looks like
It's covered in 1,000 air vents, which makes it look a bit like an oversized Lego brick. The Surface Laptop Ultra may have been the highlight of Microsoft's AI-focused Windows event, but the company also showed off another intriguing piece of high-end hardware. The $6,000 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a powerful desktop PC optimized for AI development. Microsoft offered a glimpse of the device earlier this year, but we just got our first…
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TP-Link problems in US grow amid FCC router ban and four state lawsuits
TP-Link is facing more legal troubles in the US as Florida and three other states filed lawsuits alleging that it lied to consumers about its connections to China and the risks of its routers being exploited by Chinese state hackers. The lawsuits were filed yesterday, about six months after the Federal Communications Commission announced a sweeping ban on consumer-grade routers produced wholly or partly outside of the US. Numerous router makers have obtained exemptions…
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Claude Haiku 5.5 : 10 fois moins cher pour faire plier GPT-6 Luna sur son terrain
Anthropic décline ses modèles Claude en plusieurs tailles. Haiku est la plus petite, celle qu’on garde pour les tâches simples répétées des milliers de fois. Après Opus 5.5 le 22 septembre puis Sonnet 5.5 le 28 septembre, la famille 5.5 s’agrandit ce mercredi 7 octobre avec Claude Haiku 5.5. Pour les développeurs qui paient l’IA à la consommation, c’est surtout la grille tarifaire qui change. Haiku 5.5 coûte 0,10 dollar (environ 0,09 euro HT)…
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Last chance: Apple’s flagship AirPods now up to $120 off for Prime Day
Update 10/7: Amazon now has official countdown clocks on thousands of deal prices set to end at Midnight Cupertino time, and the particularly notable AirPods Pro 3 discount is one of them – get in there while you can. With the Amazon fall Prime Day event now underway, it is one of the best times of year to refresh your AirPods. While we are still awaiting holiday-worthy pricing on Apple’s latest AirPods 5 models,…
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Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box costs an eye-watering $6,000
The developer-focused desktop PC is available to preorder now, and it will start shipping in November. Microsoft has opened up preorders for the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box and shared that the device will start shipping to customers in November. The company announced the desktop PC alongside the Surface Laptop Ultra in June, and like that computer we now know it'll come at a hefty premium: $6,000. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is…
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Roku’s OLED TVs are up to $400 off during Prime Day, starting at $700
Native 120Hz refresh rate, four HDMI 2.1 ports, and support for Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus. Native 120Hz refresh rate, four HDMI 2.1 ports, and support for Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Just over a week ago, we covered a deal at Amazon that knocked around 30 percent off Roku’s new (and first-ever) OLED TVs. The deal…
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Microsoft : prix ultra pour les premiers Surface avec la RTX Spark de NVIDIA
Superchip pour super-riches Début juin, NVIDIA se lançait à l’assaut d’une nouvelle citadelle : les systèmes-sur-puce pour les PC sous Windows sur Arm, avec la » superpuce » RTX Spark. Après Acer et Lenovo qui ont dévoilé leurs premières machines le mois dernier, c’était au tour de Microsoft de se lancer avec de nouvelles Surface aussi puissantes que chères. NVIDIA a combiné dans sa puce RTX Spark tout le nécessaire pour faire tourner un…
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Google Photos has a new button to let you start editing videos with a single tap
Credit: Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR A new quick edit button is available for videos in Google Photos. When sharing, the button appears in the bottom right corner of the preview. There are a few differences between this quick edit and the quick edit for photos, such as the fact that edited videos are saved to your storage. Google is hard at work, developing improvements to make the overall Photos app experience even…
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Actualité : Après des mois de soleil, c’est le retour de la neige en France avec jusqu’à 10 cm dans ces communes avant les vacances de la Toussaint
Le changement s’annonce brutal dans les Alpes, qui seront les plus touchées par ces chutes de neige. Plusieurs communes de Savoie et de Haute-Savoie sont concernées par ce changement brutal de température. Et pour cause, l’été 2026 fut le plus chaud jamais mesuré en France depuis 1900 et aussi le plus ensoleillé. Ce sont 53 jours de vague de chaleur et un excédent de soleil supérieur à 20 % dans tout l’Hexagone qui furent…
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ChatGPT’s ‘Intelligent UI’ update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons
With GPT-6, the chatbot’s responses can include interactive responses directly inside your conversation. With GPT-6, the chatbot’s responses can include interactive responses directly inside your conversation. OpenAI is launching a new Intelligent UI feature in ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to answer your questions with interactive visuals. The update, which is rolling out to all users alongside GPT-6, gives ChatGPT the ability to combine a text response with diagrams, charts, forms, tappable buttons, and…
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Nvidia’s powerful RTX Spark laptops can cost up to $7,000
Prices start much lower, but 128GB of unified memory is going to really cost you. Prices start much lower, but 128GB of unified memory is going to really cost you. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The first array of laptops powered by Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip are designed to compete with high-end MacBook Pros — and they’ve got some high-end prices…
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Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 Owners Report Skin Irritation
Some Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 owners have experienced unexpected skin irritation with the new models, according to reports on the MacRumors forums and Reddit. Affected users complain of a burning sensation and redness under the sensor area. The Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 measure heart rate every five seconds, and some people have wondered if that's the cause of the skin irritation. Along with more frequent heart rate readings,…
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Actualité : Oubliez votre barre de son : Orange veut la remplacer avec sa nouvelle box Dolby Atmos
Orange vient de dévoiler son tout nouveau Décodeur Home Cinéma. Loin des formats ultra-compacts actuellement proposés par l’opérateur français, cette box TV se distingue par l’intégration d’un système audio conçu pour restituer les bandes-son de tous types de contenus audiovisuels, dans une logique d’appareil tout-en-un. Le principe d’intégrer des haut-parleurs au sein d’un décodeur n’est pas nouveau. L’exemple le plus probant reste la Freebox Delta, lancée en 2018 et arrêtée récemment, qui intégrait une…
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« Je n’avais jamais vu un PC » : comment Windows 3.1 a donné naissance à Nvidia en 1992
Jensen Huang, cofondateur et CEO de Nvidia, est monté ce mercredi 7 octobre sur la scène de la keynote Windows et Surface de Microsoft, aux côtés de Satya Nadella, CEO de Microsoft. Invité à raconter un souvenir commun, le patron de Nvidia a expliqué que son entreprise avait été créée « grâce à Windows », puis il a résumé : « sans Windows, Nvidia n’aurait pas été fondée ». J’y ai surtout entendu un…
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Ultrahuman's Heart Scan for Ring PRO needs only sixty seconds for crucial insights
What you need to know Ultrahuman announced that it's rolling out "Heart Scan" in its app for Ring PRO users. Heart Scan is a 60 second scan that takes a quick snapshot of how your heart is feeling in that moment. Users will also find a downloadable report in the Ultrahuman Dashboard if they are a member. Ultrahuman gets us through the midweek with an update that's all about your heart, its changes, and…
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Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
Life is remarkably selective. Life relies on many molecules with what is termed “handedness”—they’re chemically identical but are mirror images of each other. Most chemical reactions will make a 50-50 mix of the left- and right-handed forms of a chemical, but life uses only one of them. In fact, because of the differences between left- and right-handed chemicals, most of the key enzymes used by organisms will fail to work if they’re presented with…
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It appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domains
ICANN’s latest top-level domain applications are out, and they are all about AI. ICANN’s latest top-level domain applications are out, and they are all about AI. For the first time in years, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — better known as ICANN — is accepting applications for new top-level domains. These are the suffixes at the end of all URLs, and you may know them as things like .com, .org, and…
Lire l’article completWindows 11 is getting the kind of Android integration Googlebooks were built for
TL;DR Microsoft is testing a new Mobile devices tile in Windows 11 Quick Settings that lets you control a linked phone without opening Phone Link. The tile can let Android users toggle Do Not Disturb, adjust the phone’s volume, or make it play a sound when misplaced. The feature is still hidden in experimental Windows 11 builds, and iPhones may also get the same controls. Apple’s biggest ecosystem advantage has never been one killer…
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Surface Laptop Ultra hands-on: A beautiful beast powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark
Yes, it's just a premium laptop. But it sure looks pretty. When we first caught a glimpse of the Surface Laptop Ultra back in June, I was struck by how normal it seemed. Even though Microsoft claimed it was the most powerful Surface Laptop ever, it really looked like a straightforward MacBook Pro clone, even more so than the Surface Laptop (or the Laptop Studio, which nobody talks about anymore). There aren't any weird…
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